The Vampire Lovers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Roy Ward Baker
Ingrid Pitt
Pippa Steel
Madeline Smith
Peter Cushing
George Cole
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For years the populace of Styria have lived in fear of the Karnsteins, a dynasty of vampires. Baron Hartog's sister becomes the latest victim, and the baron seeks revenge. One night, he unearths the coffins in the Karnstein graveyard and drives stakes through the hearts of the living dead. Only the grave of the beautiful Mircalla Karnstein eludes the Baron's vengeance. Years later, a society ball at the home of General Spielsdorf is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a young woman called Marcilla, dressed in a red gown. The unexpected guest moves into the household and separates the general's daughter Laura from her fiancé, Carl. Laura soon becomes increasingly listless and is haunted by recurrent nightmares in which she is attacked by a giant cat. When the general returns home one evening, he discovers Laura dead, drained of all her blood, and Marcilla gone. Afterwards, an alluring young lady named Carmilla visits Emma Morton, who was Laura's best friend, and wins the confidence of Emma and her father, Roger Morton. When Morton is called away on a business trip, Carmilla seduces Emma, who subsequently becomes ill and wakes up screaming from erotic nightmares. The governess and Renton, the butler, also fall under Carmilla's spell, but Renton writes to Morton about his daughter's strange malady. When the doctor who was sent to examine Laura is found dead and bloodless, Morton enlists the aid of Baron Hartog and Carl. While Morton and the baron search for Mircalla Karnstein's grave, Carl rushes back to the house in time to prevent Carmilla from abducting Emma. As Carl lunges towards Carmilla with his sword pointed at her heart, she vanishes and then reappears in her crypt, where the baron impales and decapitates her.
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Cast
Ingrid Pitt
Pippa Steel
Madeline Smith
Peter Cushing
George Cole
Dawn Addams
Kate O'mara
Douglas Wilmer
Jon Finch
Kirsten Betts
Harvey Hall
Janet Key
Charles Farrell
John Forbes-robertson
Shelagh Wilcox
Graham James
Tom Browne
Joanna Shelley
Olga James
Crew
Neil Binney
Brian Cox
Harry Fine
Harry Fine
Tudor Gates
Tudor Gates
Moray Grant
Bill Greene
Betty Harley
Louis M. Heyward
Claude Hitchcock
Roy Hyde
Tony Lumkin
Scott Macgregor
Philip Martell
James Needs
Laura Nightingale
Harry Robinson
Tom Sachs
Tom Smith
Michael Style
Michael Style
Pearl Tipaldi
Derek Whitehurst
Denis Whitlock
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Opened in London in September 1970; running time: 91 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1970
Released in United States May 1994
Released in United States on Video August 1988
Re-released in United States on Video June 16, 1993
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival May 12-22, 1994.
Formerly distributed by Embassy Home Entertainment (video-USA).
Released in United States 1970
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival May 12-22, 1994.)
Re-released in United States on Video June 16, 1993
Released in United States on Video August 1988
